Friday, October 13, 2006

Vanilla Chip Cookies Recipe

1/2 c Butter or margarine; softened
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Light brown sugar; packed
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg
1 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 c White chocolate chips
1/2 c Flaked coconut
1 c Macadamia nuts; chopped, lightly toasted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Cream butter until light. Gradually add sugars, creaming well until blended.

Beat in vanilla and egg. Stir together flour, salt and baking soda.

Add flour mix to creamed mix, blending well.

Stir in white chocolate, nuts and coconut.

Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden.

Remove to wire racks to cool.

NOTE: White coating chocolate may be substituted for white chocolate chips.
It can be cut into chip size pieces.

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Sweet Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

1/2 c Butter, softened
1/3 c Sugar, granulated
1/3 c Brown sugar, packed
1 Egg
1 tb Water
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/4 c Flour, all-purpose
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
8 oz Sweet cooking chocolate, coarsely chipped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream together thoroughly butter and sugars, using electric mixer.

Add egg, water and vanilla and beat well.

In a separate bowl, stir together flour, soda and salt.

Blend dry ingredients into creamed mixture.

Stir chipped chocolate pieces into batter by hand so they do not get too broken up.

Drop from teaspoon 2" apart onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake for about 13 minutes. Cool on racks.

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Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

4 oz Soft Brown Sugar
4 oz Butter, Room temperature
1 lg Egg, Beaten
4 oz Crunchy Peanut Butter
2 oz Chocolate, Chopped
3 oz Wholemeal Flour
3 oz Plain Flour
pn Salt

Preheat oven to gas mark 6/200C/400F.

In a large bowl, beat together the sugar and butter until fluffy and white.

Beat in the egg, then add the peanut butter and plain chocolate.

Fold in the wholemeal and plain flours and salt. Combine the mixture thoroughly.

Put generous teaspoonfuls of the mixture on a baking sheet and flatten into rounds with a fork.

Bake cookies in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until golden and crisp on the outside.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

1 c Margarine -- melted
3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking Soda
2 2/3 c Flour
2 1/2 c Chocolate Chips
Nuts -- optional

Melt margarine in a glass bowl in microwave.

Add rest of ingredients.

Stir well.

Let harden up. (Set out for about an hour. )

Bake on air-bake pan at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

If using a regular cookie sheet, cover with waxed paper before putting cookie dough on it.

Bake with same directions.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe

3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Margarine or butter,softened
1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 Egg
1 3/4 c All purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c Chopped nuts or shelled
Sunflower seeds (opt)

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, combine brown sugar, sugar, margarine and shortening; beat until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla and egg; blend well.

Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.

Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

Spread in ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan.

Bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown.

Cool completely.

Cut into bars.

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